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Gig workers will make up a full half of the American workforce by 2028, responsible for creating online content, designing webpages and conducting local food or historical tours, as well as ferrying passengers for rideshares or renting out their homes on homesharing platforms. This growing...
Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. 9). Lime CEO Brad Bao said in an online statement...
Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1. Reuters saw an email to riders and drivers on Wednesday (Jan. 8) advising them that the final price of a trip would be...
When California state legislators passed the controversial AB5 law for gig workers, Uber took action to revise its app with a stealthy plan dubbed “Project Luigi,” The Washington Post reported on Monday (Jan. 6). The bill was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September, and...
This is a platform that will take some, well, care. As reported Friday, Dec. 20, IAC, which operates several media brands, announced a pact to buy Care.com for about $500 million. The Wall Street watchers may be focused on the mechanics of the all-cash deal,...
And now introducing: Uber Works in Miami. The ride-hailing giant is extending its relatively new service that leverages the marketplace model to connect buyers and sellers, according to reports. As the name implies, this time around the focus is on work, where the buyers are...
Minimum wage and maximum impact? To that end, in New York, the ride-hailing firm known as Juno (operated by Israeli firm Gett), filed for bankruptcy protection this week and said lawsuits — and new minimum wage mandates — led to the decision. As reported in...
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing popular delivery company DoorDash, saying the company didn’t adequately distribute tips nor did it retroactively pay back those tips when its practices were changed, according to a report by TechCrunch. The investigation into the tipping practices of...
Legislation in California that aims to expand worker protections for so-called gig economy workers has led to a debate in the state’s freight services market and a lawsuit hoping to block the law. New legislation in California, set to take effect in January, was met...